Nellie dog name
We found 2,558 dogs named Nellie in the public pet registers of 23 places. Combining all places, Nellie is the #240 dog name. Almost all dogs named Nellie are female.
🐱 Nellie is also a cat name (#642 for cats, 16 cats).
Nellie as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #55 in top 100 | 2,021 | 2025 |
| Allegheny County United States | #271 of 51,228 | 253 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #365 of 34,500 | 149 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #242 of 10,500 | 33 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #291 of 8,191 | 14 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #714 of 4,586 | 3 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #90 of 4,375 | 18 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #322 of 4,602 | 6 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #255 of 3,045 | 6 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #335 of 2,965 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #295 of 2,906 | 4 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #779 of 2,440 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #251 of 2,588 | 4 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #67 of 1,974 | 14 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #135 of 1,888 | 6 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #170 of 1,917 | 3 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #93 of 1,161 | 5 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #188 of 1,280 | 2 | 2019 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Nellie. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
453 female and 5 male dogs named Nellie, in the places that record sex.
Nellie over the years
Dogs named Nellie per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Nellie
Compared to all dogs, Nellie is especially common among German Shorthaired Pointers (5.7×), Kelpies (4.6×), Labradoodles (2.3×), Miniature Schnauzers (2.3×) and Beagles (2.1×).
Based on 437 dogs named Nellie with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Nellie as a baby name
Nellie was the #533 girls' name in the US in 2025 (567 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #83 for girls in Wales, #95 for girls in Sweden, #101 for girls in England and Wales and #205 for girls in Northern Ireland. See Nellie as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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